The SCS Scholarly Activity Team

Scholarly Activity and Research Updates

2023 MSUCOM Research Day

The first annual MSUCOM Research Day is happening Monday, May 15th, 2023, in person at the Suburban Showplace Collection Center in Novi, MI. Abstract submissions are now being accepted through March 15th, 2023. Please click here for more details. 

Scholarly Activity (SA) Consultation Services

​The SA consultant is here to support all aspects of your work as a researcher and support you from the planning to the publication of your scholarly works as a part of your program's membership as an SCS affiliate. Please request a SA consult by clicking here​.
MSUCOM SCS Spartan Medical Research Journal (SMRJ)

The Spartan Medical Research Journal (SMRJ) is a peer-reviewed, Pubmed-indexed, free on-line journal, open to all viewers and submitters with neither access nor submission fees.

Submit to Spartan Medical Research Journal

Scholarly Activity Services and Resources

Since 2015, our scholarly activity (SA) team has serviced over 520 research and quality improvement projects from affiliated residents, fellows, and faculty. As of October 2022, these project consultations have entailed over 4,500 service hours, averaging nine hours per completed project.
Project Support
The scholarly activities team is pleased to provide research support and resources in the following areas:
  • Project planning and time management
  • Creation of data set/codebook
  • Selection of project measures (survey, chart audit, focus group)
  • Assistance with project challenges
  • Analysis of final project data
  • ​Statistical analysis support​​
​​To fill out a consult request, please click here.
  • Connecting interdisciplinary teams
  • ​​​Help with dissemination of results including publication, poster, and presentation preparation​
  • Access to the SCS Scholarly Activity Training Course (SATC), quality Improvement/Patient Safety (QIPS) and additional training modules. Click h​ere to access through our  members only portal.  Login credentials required.

For a sample research design timeline, please click here.